In the fiscal year 2020, around 1.5 billion passengers used commuter passes, while about 800 million bought regular tickets for their ride via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture. The number of passengers amounted to 2.32 billion approximately that year.
Public transportation in Tokyo is provided by numerous private, privatized, and government-owned companies. JR East is the leading train operator in Tokyo.
It was incorporated after the break-up of the state-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) in the 1980s, achieving full privatization in 2002.
Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket
(in billions)
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (April 25, 2022). Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket (in billions)." Chart. April 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (2022). Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Number of Passengers Carried via East Japan Railways Company (Jr East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in Fiscal Year 2020, by Type of Ticket (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of passengers carried via East Japan Railways Company (JR East) inside Tokyo Prefecture in fiscal year 2020, by type of ticket (in billions) [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, April 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178639/japan-jr-east-passenger-volume-in-tokyo-by-ticket/
